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NEWS ABOUT: Gulf War

Gulf War stories: 10 news summaries

 DC Sniper's Ex: Rampage 
 Was Scheme to Kill Me 

Muhammad hoped to pass off murder on madman and regain custody of kids

Oct 6, 09 1:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - The ex-wife of convicted Beltway Sniper John Muhammad was the ultimate target of his murderous 2002 DC rampage that killed 10 people. Mildred Muhammad says her ex intended to pass off her murder as the work of a madman and regain custody of their three children. She got wise to... More »

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ATF • shooting rampage • PTSD • Gulf War • child custody • John Allen Muhammad • Lee Boyd Malvo • post-traumatic stress disorder • scheme • Mildred Muhammad • Beltway Sniper

Family Doesn't Believe Speicher Died in Crash

Grateful for return of body, but official line doesn't jibe with beliefs

Aug 3, 09 12:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - Scott Speicher’s family is thankful for the return of the missing pilot's remains, but isn't buying the military's conclusion that he died in a plane crash in Iraq on the opening night of the Gulf War, the Florida Times-Union reports. “We’re discrediting the rumor that he... More »

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Iraq • Persian Gulf • remains • Gulf War • casualties • Desert Storm

Bush Helps Shield Iraq From Gulf War Legal Claims

Compensation could bankrupt country, it says; Americans hurt by Saddam differ

Dec 11, 08 11:25 AM CST
(Newser) - President Bush has wedged himself between Americans and Iraq by supporting a UN measure that stops financial claims against the fledgling democracy. Iraq faces bankruptcy if claims are added to $26 billion it already owes companies and individuals who suffered in the first Gulf war. But the temporary plug keeps... More »

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Iraq • Bush administration • United Nations • Iraq government • compensation • Gulf War • Iraq security

 'Chemical Ali' 
 Gets 2nd 
 Death 
 Sentence 

Saddam cousin convicted of massacre of Shia Muslims

Dec 2, 08 7:11 AM CST
(Newser) - Ali Hassan al-Majid, the cousin of Saddam Hussein dubbed "Chemical Ali," has again been sentenced to death by an Iraqi court, reports the Guardian. The former defense chief was convicted today of orchestrating a mass killing of Shia Muslims during a revolt after the first Gulf War... More »

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Iraq • Saddam Hussein • war crimes • Chemical Ali • Ali Hassan al Majid • massacre • Gulf War

 Gulf War Illness Is Real: Study 

Research contradicts previous government denials

Nov 17, 08 3:55 PM CST
(Newser) - Gulf War syndrome is real, and "few veterans have recovered or substantially improved with time," according to a scientific study commissioned by Congress. Nearly a quarter of the 700,000 troops who served in the first Gulf War suffer from neurological problems related to exposure to chemicals during... More »

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Iraq • veterans • Middle East • US military • brain damage • nerve gas • Gulf War • Gulf War Syndrome • pesticide • neurotoxin

Pentagon Delayed Brain Scans for Returning Troops

Brass feared troops would blame health woes on TBI

Mar 18, 08 6:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - Seeking to duck controversy, the Pentagon did not screen returning US troops for brain injuries for more than 2 years. Top brass feared that soldiers would blame minor health woes on brain trauma—which could spark another Gulf War Syndrome, Air Force Col. Kenneth Cox told USA Today. But one... More »

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Pentagon • health • health screenings • Robert Gates • US military • US troops • Gulf War • traumatic brain injury • Gulf War Syndrome • Kenneth Cox • brain scans

Gulf Illness Blamed on Chemicals

Pesticides and nerve agents cause syndrome, says researcher

Mar 11, 08 9:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - Exposure to chemicals and pesticides during the first Gulf War is the likely cause of widespread illnesses suffered by its veterans, a new study concludes. Some 250,000 veterans of the conflict—a third of the troops who served— suffer fatigue, muscle and joint pain, memory lapses, intestinal problems, and... More »

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Iraq • veterans • Pentagon • memory loss • Department of Veterans Affairs • Kuwait • nerve gas • chronic fatigue syndrome • National Academy of Sciences • Gulf War • Gulf War Syndrome • muscle pain • Dr. Beatrice Golomb • UCSD School of Medicine • pyridostigmine bromide • Khamisiyah • acetylcholinesterase inhibitors • organophosphates • sarin • Desert Shield • Desert Storm • Rand Corp

War Hero Wants His Pot Back

Prosecutor says soldier is licensed grower

Dec 19, 07 10:15 AM CST
(Newser) - A former Marine arrested for growing marijuana plants turns out to be a wounded Gulf War hero—and a licensed grower of pot for medicinal purposes. The 39-year-old former lieutenant corporal is insisting Denver area police return his plants, worth more than $100,000. Kevin Dickes uses marijuana to control... More »

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OxyContin • medical marijuana • marijuana • Gulf War • Kevin Dickes • Percodine

West Bank Billionaire Launches
Third Party

Vows pragmatic option to Fatah and Hamas

Nov 27, 07 8:27 AM CST
(Newser) - A Palestinian billionaire has started a new party that he hopes will give voters a more pragmatic option to Fatah and Hamas. Minub al-Masri, friend of the late Yasir Arafat, says he launched the Palestine Forum to replace "inexperienced" politicians. But third parties are not unprecedented in Palestine, Newsweek... More »

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Hamas • Fatah • Palestinian civil war • billionaire • Gulf War • Munib al Masri • Palestine Forum

Army Suicides Climb; Rate Highest in 26 Years

99 active-duty soldiers took their own lives in 2006

Aug 16, 07 10:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - American soldiers are killing themselves at the highest rate since the Persian Gulf War, the AP reports. Statistics out today show 99 active-duty soldiers committed suicide in 2006, both the highest single number and the highest rate per deployed since 1991. The problem was worst in Iraq, the most common... More »

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Iraq • Afghanistan • military • suicide • depression • mental health • US Army • soldier • Gulf War • suicide rate • Iraq war

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